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Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chronology; Abbreviations; Preface to the second edition; Notes; Introduction; A fabric of myths; Arab states and Arab nationalism; A victor's privilege; Rewriting the PalestineWar; Notes; 1 The Palestinians and 1948: the underlying causes of failure; The Mandate and the failure of Palestinian institution formation; The failure of the politics of notables; The failure of the Arab revolt; Roots of "the Catastrophe"; Notes; 2 Revisiting the Palestinian exodus of 1948; Transfer thinking, 1937-1947. Expulsion and atrocity in Operation Hiram, 1948Appendix: The Massacre of 14 Beduin Tribesmen in Eastern Galilee, 2 November 1948; Notes; 3 The Druze and the birth of Israel; The invention of a common past; Conclusion; Notes; 4 Israel and the Arab coalition in 1948; The military balance; The Hashemite connection; Neutralizing the Arab Liberation Army; The road to war; The invasion; The second round of ghting; Lull in the storm; The war against Egypt; Conclusion; Notes; 5 Jordan and 1948: the persistence of an offcial history; Jordanian loyalism versus Arab nationalism. Towards a new Jordanian history of 1948The king and the Jews; Relations with Shukri al-Quwwatli (and the Arab League generally); Lydda and Ramla; Beersheba and the Egyptian withdrawal; The Armistice at Rhodes: the Negev and theTriangle; Conclusion; Notes; 6 Iraq and the 1948 War: mirror of Iraq's disorder; Prelude to war: 1946-1947; The year of war: 1948; The Jewish community in Iraq and 1948; Disengagement and withdrawal: 1949; Conclusion; Notes; 7 Egypt and the 1948 War: internal con ict and regional ambition; Arab-Egyptian historiography and the 1948War. Why did Egypt intervene in Palestine?Military-civilian relations; The rst round of ghting, 15 May --
10 June; The second round of fighting, 9 July --
18 July; The second truce, 19 July --
14 October; The third round of fighting, 15 October --
5 November; The final round, December 1948 --
January 1949; Political consequences; Notes; 8 Syria and the Palestine War: fighting King 'Abdullah's "Greater Syria Plan"; The disloyalty and incompetence of the Syrian army; The separatist tendencies of the Druze; Jordan encircles Syria; Syria's alliance with Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Syria and the Arab Liberation ArmyQuwwatli's moment of truth; The Syrian army in the PalestineWar; Conclusion; Notes; 9 Collusion across the Litani? Lebanon and the 1948 War; Lebanon and the National Pact; Lebanon and its army; War with Israel and the battle of Malikiyya; The Arab Liberation Army versus the Idf: Operations Dekel and Hiram; Conclusion; Notes; 10 Saudi Arabia and the 1948 Palestine War: beyond official history; Ibn Saud on Palestine: the quest for legitimacy, 1932-39; The scope for collective Arab action during the Second World War. Saudi Arabia and the war in Palestine, 1947-48.

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The updated second edition of The War for Palestine presents the most balanced assessment of the different perspectives of the genesis of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Contributions cover the creation of the state of Israel, the fragmentation of Palestine, the conflict of the intervening sixty years and the continuing historical debate.Read more...

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'The result is a book which is rich in new material and new insights and which enhances considerably our understanding of the historical roots of the Arab-Israeli conflict.' The Middle East ' ... a scholarly, readable volume that will provoke more debate ...'. Reviews in History 'This stimulating guide to the complex political and military topography of the 1948 war sets new, rigorous standards for subsequent scholars, and should be required reading for anyone who needs to understand what the whole Arab-Israeli business is about.' Contemporary Review '... a cogent and comprehensive work on the central event in the Middle East in the year 1948 ... The War for Palestine demonstrates a dedication to empirical research and a determination to draw independent conclusions'. English Historical Review 'This volume presents important and original scholarship on the 1948 war ... It succeeds in bringing together historians from different backgrounds and demonstrates their ability to communicate and jointly challenge historical myths.' American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 'This critical look at internal factors on the Arab side is most welcome in order to understand the events of 1948.' Journal of Peace ResearchRead more...